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. . . Resolution 5802 PJg~ 2 NO\V, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL YED, the Mounds View City Council makes thc following findings regarding the possible adverse effects of this rezoning as required by the \lounds View Zoning Code: 1. The CUlTent zoning of the lots is R-l, Single Family Residential. The requested zoning of the lots is R-3, Medium Density Residential. 2. According to the Comprehensive Plan, the parcels proposed to be rezoned arc designated either Single Family Attached (those adjacent to County Road H2) or Single Family Detached (thosc adiacent to Greenwood Drive). Only those lots within the Single Family Attached area would bc consistcnt with the Comprchensive Plan, as shown on thc Futurc Land Lsc :Vlap. 3-+ of the rcquestcd 66 lots are within the Single Family Detached area and would not be consistent with the Comprehensivc Plan. The remaining 32 lots proposcd to be rczoned would not bc inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan, however the requested R-3 designation is more intensivc than what could bc allowcd within an R-2 designation, which is also consistent with the Single Family Attachcd futurc land use designation. The City Council believes that the lots adjacent to County Road H2 arc more appropriately suited [or re-zoning to R-2. which would allow either single family homes or twin homes to be constructed, and that thc lots adjacent to Greenwood Drive should continue to be zoned R-l 3. Many orthe lots proposed to be rezoned arc \vitl1in the City's Wetland Zoning Distric.t. 15 of the lots or parts thereof are within the wetland itself while another 23 lots arc within the buffer area. Altogether, 38 lots have modcrate to severc limitations due to thc soils and wetlands. The rcmaining lots may have grading and drainage issues which could further aggravate stormwater management on the site. 4. The intensity of the potcntial dcvclopment in 6 or 8-unit buildings would have a significant impact to the existing residenccs and to the natural environment. The amount oftraftic generated by 34 townhome units add cd to the residential streets of Clcarview and I.ouisa Avenues \vould be extensive and could represent a safety hazard to the public, depreciating the peace, health, safety and welfare of the neighborhood, 5. A high-density residential apartment complex is located on the north side of County Road H2. On the south sidc of County Road H2 are the existing 6 townhome units and single- t~lIni Iy residential dwellings. The interior of the neighborhood, the area in which 34 townhomc units would take access. is developed exclusively as singlc-family residential. To the east of the development area is a drainage ditch and wetland area. 6. The Mounds Vicw Planning Commission, at their meeting on June 19,2002, unanimously recommended to the City Council denial of the rezoning request, citing many of the samc adversc effects. 7. The City Council believes that Lots 73 and 74. which constitute the common area. should be included in any rezoning of Lots 1-52 and Lots 59-72, because Lots 73 and 74 abut the other lots and are also the only lots that directly abut the public streets that provide access